The Golden Age Chapter 943: Horse horse

The city of Kyoto in Xu's time must have been quiet, but Heicheng was very lively.

The night market is prosperous and there are various snack shops. Lu Xiaolou followed Qin Xiao on the lively street, looking very calm. According to him, he had been to Pingcheng many years ago, and even thought of becoming a bodyguard. Yes, **** the caravan to the grassland to earn some money.

Although Pingcheng is only a small frontier town, the rules for the bodyguards are very strict. Once you join the bodyguards, you must sign a three-year contract. Within these three years, the bodyguards will provide job opportunities, but the bodyguards You must also do it for three years. After the expiration, you can renew the contract if you wish, otherwise you will be free.

If you sign a contract but run away midway, not only will you be chased by the bodyguards, but you will never be able to mess around in Pingcheng again.

In order to show that he really knows this place very well, Lu Xiaolou even introduced to Qin Xiao that the more than a dozen bodyguards in Pingcheng actually have a background of martial arts. Although the bodyguards are usually in a competitive relationship, Everyone will strictly abide by the opposing rules. After all, this is related to the survival of the entire Pingcheng bodyguard industry. If anyone dares to break the rules, all escorts will immediately unite and attack.

"There are still people selling horses here?" Qin Xiao turned two streets, and suddenly saw that there were many people selling horses on the street in front of him.

Lu Xiaolou said: "They are all hybrid-horses. Real high-quality horses cannot be traded here. Although the people on the prairie are good at raising horses, it is impossible that every horse that comes out is a good horse. Knowing that when a brood of horses comes out, three or four out of ten can become war horses, which can already make the horse owner ecstatic."

Qin Xiao nodded slightly, he knew the truth.

"Of the ten horses, two or three can become war horses, and four or five are ordinary horses. Although they can also go on the battlefield, their endurance and speed will be much weaker. In addition, there will always be one or two inferior horses with poor endurance and speed. No, even the goods can’t move. This kind of horse is called a horse, and no one can look down on it.” Lu Xiaolou said indifferently: “The prairie people don’t look down on the horses, they will let them fend for themselves, but some People specially rushed these horses to Datang. The prices are cheap. If you don’t want to be fast, you can make do with them for short distances. In addition, some people buy these horses, peel and sell meat, as food."

"Have you eaten?"

"No." Lu Xiaolou shook his head and said, "I heard that horse meat chews like wood. Unless a starving ghost reborns, no one will be scared of this kind of horse meat." He glanced at the horse market on the street. , Said: "This street is almost full of horses. People who frequent Pingcheng know the details and will not come. These horse dealers deceive people who do not understand the market."

Qin Xiao walked over with interest and found that more horse sellers than watch horses.

"Brother, want to buy a horse?" As soon as he walked into the horse market, a horse dealer came up and smiled: "Is it the first time to come to Pingcheng? I have a good horse here. Come and see. I can give you a discount."

Qin Xiao turned his head and looked over. He really didn’t know anything about horses. When he was in the Turtle City’s Capitol, the horses were equipped with official horses. They were all ordinary horses, but Qin Xiao mixed with them. After a long time, I still know the horses for good or bad, and even some superficial equestrian skills.

He glanced, and the horses behind the horse dealer looked at first glance

It is also very strong, but to taste horses, the first thing is to look at the horse's hair. If the hair is smooth and shiny, it naturally means that the horse is very healthy. Second, check the trunk, limbs and even gait.

The hairs of these horses are dry, and it doesn't look right.

"These are all good horses that my friend sneaked over from Zhenyube." The horse vendor saw Qin Xiao's young age and smiled, naturally I didn't know that Qin Xiao could tell the quality of these horses at a glance. , Whispered and said: "You know, true feather horses are the best steeds in the world. I think my little brothers are extraordinary, so I told you, I wouldn’t say to others, this grassland imposes a ban on horses, if Others know that this is a real feather horse. If you look for the root cause, it will hurt my friends."

Qin Xiao knew that he was a friend from nothing, he just smiled and didn't say much. He walked along the street, and several horse sellers came up in succession. Qin Xiao didn't answer, suddenly he couldn't hear. There was a taunting voice from a distance: "I see you are crazy for money. A purebred true feather horse can only be sold for more than a hundred taels of silver when you go to Kyoto. Before the ban on horses was implemented, a true horse Feather horses can only be sold for three or forty taels at the border. It's good for you. A hybrid horse has to buy one hundred taels. Are you crazy?"

Qin Xiao followed the prestige, and saw someone arguing in front of him. When he approached, he saw a few people around a horse vendor. The horse vendor was sitting on the ground at the moment, wearing an old cotton coat, his face, and his face, without trimming. There was even a lot of dirt on his face, just staring blankly at the mocking guests.

When the guest finished speaking, he pointed to the small wooden sign beside it, which said "one hundred two one horse, no bargaining", without saying a word.

"I don't buy your horse, but I don't know how someone cheats the market." The guests chattered: "You can sell a horse for a hundred taels. This is bad for the reputation of Pingcheng Horse Market, or you can change it now. Price, or get out of here."

The horse vendor turned his head away, just as if he hadn't heard.

The other horse dealers nearby were gloating, and no one came up to help.

"Why? Pretending to be deaf?" The companion next to the guest said with a cold face: "Do you dare to listen to our inquiries?" He raised his fist and moved forward, but felt his wrists tightened. He was held by someone, turned his head to look, saw a young face, frowned and said: "What are you doing?"

"This big brother, don't get angry." Qin Xiao let go and smiled: "Although the price is expensive, it is clearly marked, not a scam. You can buy it if you think you can accept it. Don't bother if you think he is asking for a high price. , Why bother to get angry?"

The man saw Qin Xiao's young age, and immediately sneered: "Which green onion are you and want you to take care of your business?"

Qin Xiao still kept smiling: "I think the merchants in Pingcheng can do business freely, and of course he can sell horses here. He sells horses at a clear price, but some of them want to force him to leave. This is unreasonable. If you say Nosy, I think who should be first, right?"

The horse dealer turned his head and didn't pay attention. Then he turned his head and saw Qin Xiao fighting the injustice for himself, his expression still calm as usual, without any gratitude.

"We have been to and from Pingcheng all the year round, but I didn't expect that someone in Pingcheng didn't have the belts fastened, and revealed you." The master Xun scolded and pointed at Qin Xiao: "You are nosy, today I just...!" Before the words fell, I felt a sharp pain in that finger deep inside,

He couldn’t help screaming because of his ten fingers connected to the heart, but a few people on the side saw that the person behind the young man suddenly flashed his body before he finished speaking. Stepping out, grabbing that finger and pulling it up, immediately snapped that finger.

Qin Xiao didn't expect Lu Xiaolou to make a move so swiftly and neatly. It was too late to dissuade him. Then he heard Lu Xiaolou say coldly: "In Pingcheng, it's not your turn to be wild. If you want to leave Pingcheng alive, get out now, or you won’t be able to get up tomorrow."

Lu Xiaolou was born as an assassin after all, with awe-inspiring killing intent, and his eyes are like poisonous snakes, which makes people creepy.

These people were drinking too much wine and wandering in the street. The drinking enthusiasm caused trouble. As soon as this finger was broken, and Lu Xiaolou's threatening words, the drinking spirit suddenly woke up, although Qin Xiao There are only two people here, but Lu Xiaolou’s shots are like telegraphs. These people can also see that they know that it’s not a good crop, and this is a small frontier town. There are all kinds of people, and they don’t know Qin Xiao and Lu Xiaolou. Under the awe-inspiring eyes of Lu Xiaolou's killing intent, a few people could only leave dry words like "You are waiting", and helped Master Xun go away in embarrassment.

"You are a bit ruthless to act." Qin Xiao sighed: "They just drank too much and spoke rudely, so they took a finger off him."

"I'm saving them." Lu Xiaolou said calmly: "So arrogant, if you meet someone who is really cruel, you won't lose a finger."

Qin Xiao didn't say much, walked straight to the two horses, looked up and down for a long time, there was a surprise in his eyes, looked at the horse vendor sitting on the ground, and saw the horse vendor sitting upright. Not moving, it was unexpectedly calm, and everything that happened just now seemed to have no effect on him.

"This is a good horse!" Qin Xiao sighed: "It's a pity that the pearl is covered in dust. Many people don't even look at them, they think they are not worth mentioning horses."

Lu Xiaolou is rarely surprised.

He knows that this street is full of stray horses abandoned by the prairie people. The real good horses will certainly not appear here. He just took a few glances, and the two horses behind the horse dealer can hardly be ugly. describe.

Although other horse dealers buy bad horses, many of them are decent on the surface.

But these two horses have yellow hair and black mouth, and their body hair is curly like fish scales. The masters of Soma first look at the horse's hair. The first thing for a good horse is to have a smooth and shiny horse hair. If you have curly hair, It must be a hybrid-horse. These two horses are not only curly, but also very sparse, not to mention soft and shiny, and their appearance is far inferior to the ordinary spur horses.

Obviously they are two hybrid horses. Qin Xiao actually said that they were pearls and dust, and they claimed to be good horses. Lu Xiaolou doubted Qin Xiao’s eyesight for the first time, but felt that these two horses might not be pearls and dust, but you, Qin The general must have no eyes.

Who knows that the horse dealer heard Qin Xiao's praise, and turned around and stared at Qin Xiao said: "Why can you see it?"

Qin Xiao did not answer right away, but wandered around the two horses for a long time, looked up and down carefully, finally looked at the horse vendor, and asked, "Have you heard of the lion crest?"

When the horse vendor heard this, there was a hint of joy on his calm face, he got up and said, "You know the lion's collar?"